This report contains a selected compilation of the proceedings of the 1973 Congress of the International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (ICHPER). The report contains opening addresses and a variety of speeches discussing present trends in health, physical education, and recreation throughout the world. A major portion of the document is devoted to speeches on the role of health and physical education in the following countries: (a) The Republic of China, (b) Egypt, (c) Germany, (d) Holland, (e) Hong Kong, (f) Indonesia, (g) Japan, (h) Singapore, (i) Thailand, and (j) U.S.A. Other topics presented include the following: (a) sports for men and women; (b) elementary physical education; (c) professional preparation; (d) research into intensity of physical activities with R.M.R; (e) a physiological study of badminton as a school activity for girls; (f) the university sports in Japan; and (g) physical fitness data of school children in Denpasar. The last section of the report contains speeches given at the closing session of the Congress. Appendixes include the following: (a) ICHPER resolutions and recommendations; (b) Congress Bylaws; (c) a list of delegates; and (d) a pictorial report of the Congress. (JS)